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It was not her death, but her name, Miosotis Familia, that inspired me to mark the cruel loss of this mother, nurse, policewoman, and public servant, killed on duty, July 5, 2017 in Bronx, NY. My brief memorial verse reflects childhood memories of Lake Myosotis (Albany County, NY) and affection for the low-lying ‘forget-me-not,’ or myosotis selvatica.
Forget-me-nots
Miosotis Familia,
daughter of our city,
was struck by fatal shots
through an open window.
Daughter of our city,
We will tell the sorrow
through an open window
and scatter azure petals.
A flower of the meadow
with gold in the center
gave its name to Miosotis
and to a hidden upstate lake.
Sunset, gold and azure,
trembles on the lake
coloring the darkened water.
We will not forget her.
(On August 1, this poem, and a photo of Lake Myosotis, will be posted on line by the editor of Verse-Virtual, a monthly magazine of poetry and essay.)